Middle School Executive Functioning Tutor

Thrive Education Partners • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Thrive Education Partners is seeking an experienced educator for a focused, in-person tutoring role in North Austin. The position involves providing personalized support to a middle-school student twice a week for one-hour sessions (Monday-Thursday, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM). The role requires strengthening the student's math skills while simultaneously developing crucial executive functioning abilities such as organization, study habits, and assignment management. This is an ideal opportunity for an educator who thrives in a 1:1 setting and can effectively balance encouragement with structure and accountability. The student is bright and needs support navigating the academic and organizational demands of middle school, with a primary focus on math and executive functioning. The role also includes supporting English language arts, science, and social studies, encompassing homework, studying, test preparation, and daily coursework. The goal is to help the student build confidence and independence by developing stronger systems for organization, planning, managing assignments, and following through on responsibilities across all subjects.

Requirements

• Experience teaching or tutoring middle-school students and understanding both the academic demands and growing independence expected at this age.
• Well-rounded educator comfortable supporting core middle-school subjects, including math, English language arts, science, and social studies.
• Particular confidence with middle-school math and ability to explain concepts in different ways when something isn’t clicking.
• Experience supporting executive functioning, including organization, planning, time management, study skills, and task completion.
• Ability to move naturally between helping with immediate coursework and teaching habits and strategies for stronger, more independent learning.
• Ability to bring warmth, patience, and encouragement while providing appropriate structure and accountability.
• Clear communication with families about progress, priorities, and areas for continued support.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Classroom teaching experience and/or significant 1:1 tutoring experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with middle-school students.
• Experience teaching or tutoring middle-school math.
• Experience providing executive functioning, study skills, or organizational support to students.
• Comfort providing academic support across ELA, science, and social studies in addition to math.
• Active teaching license preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide engaging, individualized academic support across math, English language arts, science, and social studies, based on the student’s current coursework and needs.
• Provide deeper support in middle-school math, reinforcing classroom concepts, addressing skill gaps, and helping the student work through challenging material.
• Support homework, studying, test preparation, and day-to-day coursework across core academic subjects.
• Teach practical executive functioning strategies for organization, planning, time management, studying, and assignment management.
• Help the student prioritize responsibilities, break larger assignments into manageable steps, and stay on top of upcoming work.
• Build routines and systems that encourage greater independence, confidence, and follow-through across classes.
• Communicate with the family about progress, current priorities, and areas where additional support may be helpful.

Benefits

• Compensation: $60–$90/hour, based on level of education and relevant experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level